John-Piece t1_j4l3vu2 wrote on January 16, 2023 at 2:09 PM Reply to TIL Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd Century BCE was the first to present the model of the Sun as the center of our Solar system and also placed the other known planets in correct order of distance from the sun. He also correctly surmised that stars were other far distant suns. by CapnFancyPants I first learned this from the Junior Woodchucks Guidebook. Permalink 1
John-Piece t1_j4l3vu2 wrote
Reply to TIL Aristarchus of Samos in the 3rd Century BCE was the first to present the model of the Sun as the center of our Solar system and also placed the other known planets in correct order of distance from the sun. He also correctly surmised that stars were other far distant suns. by CapnFancyPants
I first learned this from the Junior Woodchucks Guidebook.